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10 tips for surviving on the home front during the Second World War
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Book review – The Gardens of the British Working Class
General prehistory
Was prehistoric Sussex home to hunter-gatherers?
General prehistory
Introduction of farming led to ‘Black Death’-type population collapse
Medieval
A Country Merchant, 1495 – 1520: Trading and Farming at the End of the Middle Ages
Victorian
Farming not such a lark
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